This strawberry vanilla chia jam is also heavenly and really easy to make. You’ll love it!

You can probably notice the creamy almond butter in the picture above — doesn’t it look incredible with the strawberry chia jam? Next Thursday, I’m sharing how to make homemade almond butter with you. You’re gonna love it, it’s so easy and much tastier than any store-bought version you’ve ever had. I mean, let’s be honest, homemade food is always better than store-bought.

If you love jams and compotes like me, you can check out these two I posted last year — delicious Cherry Compote and sweet & tart Rhubarb Jam. They’re both awesome for this time of the year because both rhubarb and cherries are in season right now. I don’t know about you but I definitely want to make the most of the seasonal fruits this summer.

I’m planning to share with you a couple cherry recipes throughout the summer so keep your eyes peeled for those. I don’t know how many I’ll be able to make considering I got a new job (yay!) and my back started making my life painful again (nay) but I’ll try my best because cherries are awesome and I love sharing my creations with you! :) In the meantime, you can check out this amazing Cherry Chocolate Oatmeal from last year.

I may or may not have already frozen about 10 kg of cherries from our tree and there’s about 3 times the amount still on the tree. Homegrown cherries anyone?

Who needs pb&j when you can have homemade almond butter and strawberry vanilla chia jam, right? You can top your oatmeal or smoothie bowl with this jam OR you can make chocolate strawberry vanilla chia cups — I totally only now thought of this! You could even add almond butter to the mixture. Oh man, I should totally make that happen and post the recipe on here!

If you aren’t convinced yet that you need to make this, look at the photo below. JUST LOOK AT IT. (not screaming at you here, I’m just really excited about this jam apparently)

I know, right??! It looks insanely delicious. It’s sweet, it’s creamy (is that actually the right adjective for jam?), and it’s full of amazing chia seeds. I’ll leave you with one last picture of the toasted bread with almond butter and strawberry chia jam so that you can feast your eyes on the deliciousness.

YUM. I like the added chunk that you get with the chia seeds! Since moving to TN, one of the big things I miss about California is the farmers market. I always used to buy strawberry jam – freshly made – from the same lady every couple of weeks! Now I have to buy it at the store. BUT, I just found out that someone comes here every few weeks from South Carolina and sells fresh strawberries. So maybe next time he’s out here, I can buy a bunch and make some of this jam!